Bréard A (2014)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2014
Publisher: Springer Nature
Edited Volumes: Scientific Sources and Teaching Contexts Throughout History: Problems and Perspectives
Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
City/Town: Dordrecht
Book Volume: 301
Pages Range: 155-185
ISBN: 978-94-007-5121-7
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5122-4_7
In this article, I attempt a classification of the content and functionality of the different types of mathematical verse that can be found in the studied corpus.
My contribution is based on available primary source material, including sources of the encyclopedic genre, from the Yuan (1271–1368) and Ming dynasties, which contain mathematical verse and jingles. Instead of interpreting the abundance of versified material in terms of popularization of mathematical learning within a context of commercial book publishing and a higher social mobility, I have tried to place the studied corpus into a larger educational context. I shall argue that mathematical verses show certain parallels with mnemonic exercises linked to educational primers in China and were formulated for pedagogical purposes aiming not only at mathematical literacy but also at acquiring reading and writing skills more generally.
APA:
Bréard, A. (2014). On the Transmission of Mathematical Knowledge in Versified Form in China. In Alain Bernard, Christine Proust (Eds.), Scientific Sources and Teaching Contexts Throughout History: Problems and Perspectives. (pp. 155-185). Dordrecht: Springer Nature.
MLA:
Bréard, Andrea. "On the Transmission of Mathematical Knowledge in Versified Form in China." Scientific Sources and Teaching Contexts Throughout History: Problems and Perspectives. Ed. Alain Bernard, Christine Proust, Dordrecht: Springer Nature, 2014. 155-185.
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